Door-hanger.



R. HUFF.

DOOR HANGER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 28, 1913.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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ROBERT HUFF, OE PAssAIc, NEW JERSEY, nssrcrnon T0. Til-IE BOX cAn FLUSH noon COMPANY? INCORPORATED, A CORPORATION on NE R DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Sept. 1, 1 914 Application filed May 28, 1913. Serial no. 770,327..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ROBERT Horne. citizen of the United States, residing at Passaic,

in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new,' and useful Door-Hanger; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as-will enable others skilled in the art to which appertains to-make and use the same.

This invention relates to an nnproved door'hanger, adapted for either the upper or lower portion of the door.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and'claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective View of a fragmentary part of a freight car, showing the door thereof equipped with the improved hanger construction. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 4l4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1 is a sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 1. 7

Referring more especially to the'drawings, 1 designates a car, which may be constructed in any suitable manner having a door opening 2. The door opening 2 and the vertical longitudinal edges of the door may be correspondingly so constructed, so as to permit the door to easily enter the door opening to assume a tight berth.

The upper track rail 5 comprises an elongated flat bar, which is secured to the upper portion of the car by means of bolts 6, which are passed through the sleeves or thimbles 7 and through the side of the car as shown at 8 and provided with nuts 9. Other means than the bolts may be used for securing the track rail 5 in position. Secured tov the lower portion of the side of the car is a series of angular bracket castings 10, by means of bolts or other devices 11. Each bracket casting is constructed with an angu lar seat 12. forms a part of the angular seat 12 is reinforced relative to the body or horizontal portion 14 of the bracket casting, by means of a web 15. Secured to the vertical flanges 13 of the bracket castings by any suitable means, such as bolts 16 and inthe seats of said bracket castings is the lower track rail The vertical flange 13 which 17, which likewise fiat bar, I

Secured to theou terface of the by consists Of-an elongated means of-bolts18 are plates 19-having latwhichform integral parts of thesleeves 23. g

j These sleeves23 are riveted or otherwise, se:

curedat"24c to the rocking rods 25 and 26.-

The lower ends oftherods'25 and 26 have thrust bearings in the lower hangers "27,

which are bifurcated as shown at 28, to receive the lower guide rail 17 'The hangers 27 are provided with additional bifurcations 29 extending at right angles to the bifurcations 28, and in the crotches of the, bifurcations 29 roller bearings 30 are arranged. These roller bearings are provided w1th flanges 31 assisting in holding therollers in place, which rollers'engage the track rail 17 while their upper circumferences contact with the curved portions of the crotches of the bifurcations 29, as indicated at 32, thereby permitting the rollers to easily rotate, as the door is moved horizontally and in close proximity to the can:

The upper hangers 33 are provided with.

elongated portions 34: having grooves 35 to receive the upper trackrail 5. The upper ends of the rods 25 and 26 have thrust bearings in the plates or members 36, which.

plates or members 36 and the upper .ends

of the rods 25 and26 are arranged in the to remain flush with the outer face of the side of the car body, and which will prevent the door to move horizontally and in' close parallel proximity to the side of the car, and

one which has been found desirable and practical.

The' inventlonhavingbeen set forth, what I is claimed as new and useful is p 1. In lmprovements 1n door hanger construction, upper and lower rails, hangers 1 i 1 0 thereon having grooves to receive saidrails and to be engaged thereby,'one of saidhang ers having a transverse groove extending'in a plane transversely of one of said rails, a spool rollerbearing engaging between the transverse groove and one of said rails having flanges engaging the inner and outer faces of said hanger to hold the spool roller bearing in place, rods having bearing con nectlons W1th sa1d hangers, and connectlons groove, sa d second groove being deeper than the first groove, a spool roller bearing comprising a cylinder of less radii than the radii of the crotch of the second groove and engaging the same, the cylinder being substantially corresponding in length With the crotch of the second groove, said roller bearing having flanges to engage the inner and outer faces of said hanger to prevent displacement *of the roller bearing, and means of connection between said hangers and the door.

-Intesti1nony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

" 5 I ROBERT HUFF.

- Witnesses:v

ALBERT O. MILLER, Jr., SAUL E.- SOHER; I

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